Migration trends in Niger
Africa
439.4K people from Niger have built lives abroad. That's 1.6% of the country population, spread across 33 different countries
27M
Population
430.4K
Immigrants
439.4K
Emigrants
−9K
Outflow
1.6% of people born in Niger now live abroad
The #112 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Niger
Where people move to
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
105.3K immigrants · 162.7K emigrants
1995
- Mali overtook Nigeria as the largest source of new arrivals
2000
- The outflow deepened — net losses doubled to 106.8K
2005
- Nigeria replaced Cote d'Ivoire as the main destination for those leaving
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad grew by 45%
2015
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 107%
2020
- Nigeria overtook Mali as the largest source of new arrivals
Today
- The gap between arrivals and departures was cut in half
- Since 1990: 325.1K more foreign-born residents and 276.6K more citizens living abroad